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3019 | #50e3 | ^ | Idézet | Mon, 19 Oct 2020 15:05:52 +02

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@Carlos:
Raptor has definitely raised concerns. Maybe it has something to do with the FSF certification.
https://www.talospace.com/2020/08/power10-sounds-really-great-but.html
https://twitter.com/RaptorCompSys/status/1308862160873848834

Wie have to wait and see.

So, i am not alone with my second thoughts about the memory controller's firmware. This guy is right, if we want to have a computer we can fully trust, then we have to know what it does, down to the tiniest details. Even if it would not make any sense to put malicious code into a memory controller's firmware.

@Carlos:
But it's quite possible that some "cheap" PowerPC SBC will pop-up in the future
https://twitter.com/RaptorCompSys/status/1304483782116995073?s=20
https://twitter.com/hughhalf/status/1288657079196987392?s=20

Maybe based on PowerPC A2I or A2O
https://www.talospace.com/2020/09/moar-openpower-cores-plz.html

However, it has to be POWER8 compatible (with VMX/VSX).
There is also a fork of Microwatt what added VMX/VSX support
https://github.com/paulusmack/microwatt/commits/vecvsx

That is some great news; that stuff ought to be much cheaper than the big Raptor irons, so maybe even i can afford one. :P

@Carlos:
You can't do it for everyone with this list.

I know. I only mentioned these for them being funny.

@Carlos:
PowerPC has disappeared from the desktop for almost two decades now. There is not much left except Linux and BSD.

And the nextgen Amiga OS-es. MoprhOS 4 will have memory protection, SMP, 2GB+ memory support and rumors says they are considering supporting the Raptor machines.

@Carlos:
I think there are enough people who like this list.

I hope so.

@Carlos:
Is Tribblix not for desktop use. Tribblix got also an update: http://www.tribblix.org

No, but i include every kind of OS here, including server and embedded too. Thanks for the update. Soon, i'll update the entry.

@Carlos:
Here is MacOS X 10.4.6 and 10.5.8
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-osx-mac-os-10-ppc

Hey, thanks, now we have downloads for all Apple entries.

@Carlos:
OpenBSD 6.8 is out: https://twitter.com/openbsd/status/1317848949907128320?s=20
The website isn't updated. But here it is: https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.8/

macppc, powerpc64 (for POWER9 and 8? only as well as sparc64

@Carlos:
OpenBSD System Requirements and Supported Devices:
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OpenBSD/powerpc64 6.8 should work on all non-virtualized POWER9
machines with OPAL firmware. This includes the Talos II and Blackbird
systems available from Raptor Computng Systems

Yep, they are celebrating their quarter century long existence and their 25th birthday gift was the Raptor support. HB OpenBSD! :)